# 119-hr-8151: Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act

119-hr-8151, Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8151
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8151
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Authorizes airports to contract with qualified private companies to run passenger and property screening under a defined federal oversight framework.** The bill would create a Screening Partnership Program pathway with eligibility requirements, Federal supervision, liability rules, and annual public reporting that compares private and Federal screening performance and costs. - Airports and operators: Airport operators would be able to enter contracts with private screening companies that appear on a public list maintained by the Administrator. They would have to notify the Administrator within 7 days of signing a contract and develop a 30-day transition plan to shift screening operations. - Private screening companies: Contractors would need to be registered on the public list, be U.S. citizen-owned to the extent the Administrator requires, employ personnel who meet all applicable Federal screening personnel requirements, and demonstrate they can provide screening at the same level as Federal personnel. - Federal oversight, liability, and reporting: The Transportation Security Administration would provide Federal supervisors and law enforcement support, conduct covert testing, and require remedial training for contractor staff. The Administrator must send an annual report to the relevant congressional committees comparing average performance and costs and publish that report on TSA's website within 7 days of submission.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Airports could hire private screeners: benefit, high. If enacted, an airport operator would be able to sign a contract with a qualified private screening company listed by TSA to perform passenger and property screening. The airport would have to notify the TSA Administrator within 7 days of signing and make a transition plan within 30 days after that…
- Federal oversight of private screeners: benefit, high. If enacted, the TSA Administrator would provide Federal supervisors to oversee all screening at airports that use qualified private screening companies. The Administrator would also provide Federal law enforcement officers at those airports. TSA would run covert tests of private screeners and offer…
- More cost and performance reports: benefit, medium. If enacted, the TSA Administrator would send Congress an annual report comparing average screening performance and the mean costs of private contracted screening versus Federal screening, broken out by airport category. The report would also compare each airport's contract cost to an estimate of th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-778: Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act
- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3321: Ending Medicaid Discrimination Against the Most Vulnerable Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8151 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8151)

## Related
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
- [119-hr-778: Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-778)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-3321: Ending Medicaid Discrimination Against the Most Vulnerable Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3321)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8151 (as of 2026-09-21).